Minister’s Corner: Facing the bullies in your life

Are there events, circumstances, or people in your life that leave you paralyzed with fear? I think we all face such things from time to time. There are problems that arise in life that assume power over us. There are people who loom large in our minds, to the point where we actually fear them and what they might do to us. There are circumstances and situations that overwhelm us with their intensity.
Sometimes the bullies we have leave us not knowing what to do or where to turn. If we are not careful, we will allow those bullies to intimidate us to the point where we become too afraid to do or say anything for fear of reprisals from our bullies.
If this describes your life right now, then your bully has you right where he wants you. Your bully is cruising to an easy victory because he has you intimidated to the point you don’t believe there is any hope for the situation. But, let me assure you, the bully does not have to win!
Whether you believe it or not, God is behind your bully. I’m not saying God did those things to you, but I am saying He permitted that bully to come into your life for your good and for His glory. Romans 8:28-30 (KJV) says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His son, that He might be the first born among many brethren. Moreover, whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified; and whom He justified, them He also glorified.”
You see, every bully in our lives is an opportunity for God to get glory from our lives. By the same token, every bully is an opportunity for us to fail. Our duty is to trust God for the power we need to stand up to the bullies we face.